On June 16 – July 10, 2019, Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Assistant Professor Admir Masic held the fourth annual ONE-MA3 trip in Italy with 16 rising sophomores. The three-week program took the students to various […]
Breene M. Kerr Professor Elfatih Eltahir’s article titled “North China Plain threatened by deadly heatwaves due to climate change and irrigation,” is one of the Top 50 (#10) most read Earth and planetary sciences Nature Communications […]
On February 15, 2019, CEE hosted their annual research speed dating event that brought together faculty, postdocs, undergraduates, graduates and research scientists to present their research findings and objectives. The presentations were followed by a panel […]
McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler and the Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM) was featured in the New York Times for their research about the camouflaging characteristics of squid. Due to tiny […]
Breene M. Kerr Professor Elfatih Eltahir hosted a workshop at MIT, organized by the Lincoln Laboratory in collaboration with CEE, to examine national security repercussions of climate change. The workshop was attended by MIT researchers and […]
Associate Professor Jesse Kroll and Professor Colette Heald organized real-time air quality research efforts on the Big Island of Hawaii following the Kilauea volcanic eruption in May 2018. Professor Kroll and researchers deployed low-cost sensors around […]
By Amber VanHemel ’19 GEL or the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program is a one to two-year program for juniors and seniors interested in developing leadership skills. GEL is preparing me to not only be aware of […]
The third annual Civil and Environmental Engineering Kids Camp provides STEM education to youth In August more than 30 kids took over the halls of MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) to live up […]
Breene M. Kerr Professor Elfatih Eltahir wrote about the Nile water conflict for Nature Middle East. Eltahir discusses how population growth and the increased demand on water resources, in addition to the low agricultural productivity, are […]
[fusion_text]Applying to graduate school is one of the most exciting times of an academic’s career. Each university has a different feel, program, and experience. Even at MIT CEE, we have various program ranging from the 9-month […]
I graduated in June 2017 from the MEng program in Environmental Engineering and Science, immediately after finishing my bachelor’s degree in the same department at MIT. This made my transition easier than most – I knew […]
[fusion_text]“How can we reduce the environmental damage that agriculture so often causes and support the livelihood of farmers, all while continuing to feed the growing world population?” This question was central to the winning entry at […]
[fusion_text]Professor Lydia Bourouiba was featured in the Fall 2016 edition of MIT Spectrum, Data and Health. Along with appearing on Spotlight and the inside-cover of the publication, Professor Bourouiba was featured in the article “Leading with Data” for her […]
[fusion_text]In November 2016, Gilbert W. Winslow CD Associate Professor Pedro Reis invited Mugaritz chef Andoni Luis Aduriz to speak on a panel about creativity at MIT. The panel included professors from CEE, MechE, Architecture, Math and […]
[fusion_text]Seven graduate students presented their research at the Water and Food Security Symposium, an event hosted by CEE and J-WAFS. The event consisted of brief presentations by the students, followed by a Q&A and networking session. […]